The contents of this PPP User Guidebook are intended to help practitioners and those contemplating the use of PPPs better understand what is involved in their development, implementation, and management. This will assist sponsors and providers of PPP projects identify and take the necessary steps and precautions to promote a successful project delivery experience for all parties to the partnership, including the ultimate users of the facilities so developed.
This document is composed of individual sections that discuss different aspects of the development, implementation, and management of PPPs for surface transportation projects sponsored by public agencies in the U.S. These include the following sections:
Section 2 - Rationale for Alternative Project Delivery Approaches
Section 3 - Public-Private Partnership Approaches
Section 4 - Criteria for Determining PPPs Opportunities
Section 5 - Program Framework for Developing and Managing PPPs
Section 6 - Impediments and Risk Management for Transportation PPPs
Section 7 - Domestic and Global Use of Transportation PPPs
Section 8 - Lessons Learned from Transportation PPP Projects
These sections are followed by five appendices, listed below:
Appendix A - Sample PPP Project Results from the U.S. and Other Countries
Appendix B - Statutory Authority and Key Provisions for PPP Projects by State
Appendix C - Glossary of Terms